Real Stuff My Dad Says 35: Love the Unlovely
Sitting in for my dad this week is my father-in-law, Pastor Bob Erickson. As we often do, we begin this week’s podcast discussing movies. Most coming-of-age movies from Goonies to…
Blending Your StepFamily 9: Parenting Styles
There are five basic parenting styles. The key to effective stepfamily blending is first recognizing what your current styles are; second changing your own to a more healthy style; and…
Confessions of a Closet Christian 10: How Can Good Things Become Idols?
When I hear the word, “idol”, I think of the Israelites worshipping a golden calf in the desert. It’s hard to relate to a people bowing down before a hunk…
Experience God 39: Luke 11:5-9, “Ask, Seek, Knock”
Suzanne Lederer leads us in connecting with God through Lectio Divina, or “Sacred Reading”. Luke 11:5-9 (The Message) Then he said, “Imagine what would happen if you went to a…
The Real Deal 17: When the “T” in LGBT Touches Our Own Families
“How do I, as a parent, begin to explain to my teenagers that their older cousin whom they’ve looked up to all their lives has decided that he may have…
Real Stuff My Dad Says: How Do You Know What You Don’t Know? VIDEO
My kids think that I’m the world’s greatest magician simply because I can pull coins from their ears, nose, hair, toes, etc. It’s amazing to me when I think about…
Carty’s Contemporary Classics 28: Romans 7 Sin and the Three Ugly Troutlings
As he wraps up his “Playing with Fire” series, Jay offers his final warning: If you’re about to crash land your life, you don’t get a second chance to fly…
Jesus in HD 35: The Key Question…
It is indeed the singularly significant question that every single one of us must answer at some point in our lives. Not only that, but we must answer this one…
Real Stuff My Dad Says 34: Who, What & Where
As a follow up to my dad’s PPT (People Places and Things) podcast, we dive into chapter two of this “dadism” which is “Who, What and Where” – and, no,…
Blending Your StepFamily 8: Parenting Matters
Parenting Matters really do matter! Often times, when two newlyweds are alone, life is good. But add one or both sets of kids to the mix, and their happy marriage…